ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers for this weekend are given by the Ducat, Lichty, and Lynn families in memory of Charlotte Lynn.
SAVE THE DATE – “PEW SISTERS” BIBLE STUDY
Starting on April 8th, Lisa Mews will be leading “Pew Sisters”, a women’s small-group Bible study by Katie Schuermann. “Pew Sisters” is about real women, real lives, and real faith stories! Every woman in the pew has a sory of God’s faithfulness, and women love nothing better than to revel in one another’s experiences and celebrate the sisterhood of believers. Pew Sisters helps get that celebration started. Devotional in both tone and form, this twelve-session study tells what God is doing in the lives of real women today. From depression to grief to cancer, women from all over the Church share their stories here for the consolation and encouragement of their sisters in faith. We are all one in the Body of Christ, so these beautiful women are your pew sisters. Join them in the pages of this study and in your own small group.
LENTEN SUPPER
The Endowment Committee Ministry Group will be hosting the Lenten meal on Wednesday, March 20th. The menu will consist of Swiss steak mashed potatoes and green beans, rolls and dessert.
CANDY DONATIONS
The 419 Ministry group is asking for donations of bags of candy for their Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 24th. Please drop off all donations off in the church office. Thank you.
SAVE THE DATE
May 7, 4:30-6:00p.m. for our Pulled Pork Drive Through sponsored by Tuesdays at 10 Bible Study. We will be fundraising for Kaitlyn’s Cottage.
THANK YOU
A big thank you goes out to the Clothers Closet Ministry Group for their donation of $10,000 towards the Elevator project.
SCOUTING FOR FOOD
Together, the Cub Scout Pack and the Boy Scout Troop participated in the
annual Scouting for Food campaign earlier in March. A total of 1,662 items were added to theSt. John Food Pantry as a result of this service project.
ACTS BIBLE STUDY
This week’s ACTS Lenten Bible Study Lamb of God topic: Jesus is running out of time: He tells His disciples and us – “Love one another, just as I have loved you.” We will discuss our thoughts on how we love one another following Christ’s command. We meet Wednesday evening from 6:30 to 7:30 in Adult Ed Room A. We have new thought-provoking and uplifting questions each week. Please join us!
SUNDAY SCHOOL
There will be no Sunday School held on Easter morning, March 31st. The Sunday school children will be passing out out palm branches for the 9:30 and 11:00 services on Palm Sunday.
MEIJER SIMPLY GIVE PROGRAM
The Meijer Simply Give Program is the primary way we can continue to provide food to the Defiance Community. The campaign runs for a total of 13 weeks from Sunday, December 31, 2023, through Saturday, March 30, 2024. The second Double Match Day will be Saturday, March 23, 2024. Stretch your dollars and DOUBLE your donation on the DOUBLE MATCH DAY.
YOUTH MINISTRY AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
We have a great opportunity to share with our church youth and young adults the Bible stories about God’s love, the lives of the apostles. I have been praying that we see the mission of helping our youth and young adults to grow in faith as an important part of our ministry at St. John I am offering to help schedule presenters, serve myself and encourage Bible study and using the Bible apps, on cell phones. God’s blessings and love as we strive to share Jesus Christ with ourselves, encourage youth and adults to grow their faith lives, and to become involved with the mission of God’s church here on earth. Roger Schafer 763-242-5643. Please, if you are willing to serve, God promised to equip the willing for any challenge.
GEORGE KAISER AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Check out the new autobiography, In My Own Words…My Life Stories by George John Kaiser. A copy is now available in our Caring Ministry resource room.
DARTBALL SEASON TOURNAMENT
St Paul Lutheran Napoleon Twp hosted the 2024 Northwest Ohio Lutheran Dartball League Tournament. 10 area churches all completed for the chance to be crowned this years champion. St John’s team had a great showing with a major upset in the second round over the last two years defending champion! Our season came to an end by coming up short against eventual regular season and tournament champion Emanuel Lutheran-Napoleon. What a fun season we all had and already have and lot of great ideas for next season! If any St. John member wants to join us next season, please let Jeff Buchhop know you’re interested! We definitely could have more than one team that can compete in this league. Great times with fellowship and competition with our Lutheran neighbors-and some excellent meals following our games!
DEBORAH S. MAXEY SCHOLARSHIP
The Maxey family has created a memorial scholarship to support a high school senior preferably entering the field of education. It is NOT a requirement that the applicant is entering the field of education. The applicant must be accepted into college this fall. To be eligible for the scholarship, the applicant must have attended St. John Lutheran School at least 3 years from kindergarten through eighth grade. Please stop by the church or school office to pick up an application for the scholarship. The application is also available for download on the church website or your high school website. The application deadline for the scholarship is April 6th. College Bound Students Announcement!
BARINGER / WATCHMAN SCHOLARSHIP
The Baringer/Wachtman Scholarship is available to students considering attending one of our synodical universities (e.g.Concordia, Ann Arbor). The church office (ph.419-782-5766) has folders of information with applications included for those interested. Students are welcome to pick up the information!
CAROL A. FONT SCHOLARSHIP
There will be more information coming soon regarding the application process for the Carol Font Scholarship. If interested, please stop in at the church office
for more details.
FOOD PANTRY HOURS HAVE CHANGED
St. John Lutheran Food Pantry is now open from on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. to serve our clients.
March 10 8:00 AM 54 Adults – 3
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